CALENDAR OF EVENTS

To schedule an event, please contact Sandy here.

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“If you haven’t read The Joey Song, you are really missing out. Sandy Swenson is a powerful speaker and really moved the audience.” ~Director of Clinical Services MHRSB

“Every time I hear you speak, through events or your books, Tending Dandelions or The Joey Song, you give me hope.” ~A mom

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2019

• • Hazelden Retreat —”Mom to Mom: From Shame to Healing. Changing the Dynamics Where Love and Addiction Meet.” Co-hosted by Sandy Swenson and Beverly Conyers (author of Addict in the Family). Dan Anderson Renewal Center, Center City, Minnesota. September 13-15
  • Hazelden Retreat —”Mom to Mom: Where Love and Addiction Meet.” Dan Anderson Renewal Center, Center City, Minnesota. June 14-16
  •  Hazelden’s ‘Second Sunday’ —”Where Love and Addiction Meet”. Cork Auditorium, Center City, Minnesota. June 9. 10:00-11:30 AM.
  • MomPower.org LAUNCH! By moms and for moms, MomPower.org–Where Love and Addiction Meet–is the place for moms with addicted children to turn when life and love meet addiction. A place where empowerment blooms from helplessness and pain.
  • ‘Let’s Talk Addiction and Recovery’ Podcast/YouTube Interview with host William Moyers. May 12, 2019.
  • Parents Helping Parents, Inc. Annual Fundraiser, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May 9. 6:30-7:30 PM.
  • ‘Weekly Hope’ Facebook Live Interview with Kersten Haglund, March 12. (To view recorded interview, clink link above.)

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2018

• • Henry Ford Maple Grove Center, West Bloomfield, Michigan. October 13. 7:00-9:00 PM.
  • Families Against Addiction (FAN) Malcolm County and Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities (ACHC), Orion Community Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion, Michigan. October 11, 7:00-8:30 PM.
  • St. Vincent Stress Center, St. Vincent Stress Center Auditorium, 8401 Harcourt Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. October 9, 7:00-9:00 PM.
  • A Man in Recovery (AMIR), Naperville, Illinois. Wheatland Salem Church, 1825 95th Street, Naperville. October 8, 7:00-9:00 PM.
  • HazelFest, Center City, Minnesota. August 4, 11:00 AM-7:30 PM.
  • Hazelden Minnesota Speaker Series.  Huss Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota. June 26, 7:00 PM.

• Hazelden Retreat—”Mom to Mom: Where Love and Addiction Meet.” Dan Anderson Renewal Center, Center City, Minnesota. June 22-24.
• An Evening with Sandra Swenson–From One Mother to Another. Wesley Center, Minneapolis, MN. Tickets via Eventbrite. June 20, 7:00-8:30 PM.
• Facebook Live– Mother’s Day: Together We Are Stronger (recorded). May 8, 8:00 PM.
• WCCO/CBS Mid Morning Show, Minneapolis, MN. February 23, 9:00 AM.

”Sandy Swenson is the Obi Wan Kenobi of healing. Treat yourself to this brief video if you need comfort, company along the road of a child’s addiction, or if you just plain want to nourish your soul.” ~ Parent Pathway

2017

• • Attack Addiction, Gunning Bedford Middle School, New Castle, Delaware. November 20, 2017. 6:30-8:30 PM. Open to the public.

• • The Addict’s Mom (TAM) and Rage Against Addiction. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Bel Air, Maryland. November 18, 2017. 1:00-3:00 PM. Open to the public.

• • Caron Parent Groups, Bethesda, Maryland, November 16, 2017.

• • Parents Affected by Addiction (PABA), 6915 Crain Highway, La Plata, MD 20646. November 15, 2017. 6:30-8:30 PM. Open to the public.

• • SpiritWorks Foundation, Bruton Parish Church Building, Williamsburg, Virginia. November 13, 2017. 6:30-8:30 PM. Open to the public–Reserve free ticket here.

• • Caron Renaissance Parent Group, Vienna, Virginia, November 12, 2017.

• • Be a Part of the Conversation, Horsham Township Library, Horsham, Pennsylvania, November 11, 2017. 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. Open to the public–Register here.

• • Lehigh Valley Parent Support Groups, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Anderson Family Pavilion Auditorium, Allentown, Pennsylvania, November 10, 2017. 7:00-9:00 PM. Open to the public–Register here.

• • Caron Family Groups, Morristown, New Jersey, November 9, 2017.

• • Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE), Eleven-11 Grille & Spirits, Fishkill, New York, November 8. 7:00-9:00 PM. Open to the public–RSVP required: vanzalone@capedc.org

• • Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE) staff. Fishkill, New York, November 8

• • John Jay High School, Fishkill New York, November 8

• • Dinner and Dandelions. Fishkill, New York, November 7.

• • Hazelden HOPE event (Heroin and Opiate Prevention Efforts), Fort Meyers, Florida, October 26, 2017. 8:00AM-4:00 PM.

• • Hazelden Webinar: Mom to Mom: Getting Honest About Our Kids and Their Addiction September 14, 2017. View on demand.

• • Families Anonymous World Convention, keynote. Evansville, Indiana, June 3-4, 2017

• • Love in Addiction: Documentary. Screening March 4, 2017, at Texas Theater, Dallas, Texas. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance

• Fox News 7: Using NARCAN To Stop Overdose. Austin Texas, February 20, 2017. Video and article.

2016

• • A Man In Recovery Radio “From Dope to Hope”: Interview with Tim Ryan. A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction. “My Love Is Not A Failure.” December 5, 2016.

• • Caron Family Groups, Allentown and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: September 26 and 27, 2016

• • Bristol Saves Lives, Bristol, Virginia: August 13, 2016

• • Machiavelli’s, Bristol, Tennessee: August 12, 2016

• • Books-A-Million, Bristol, Virginia, August 12, 2016

• • East Tennessee University, Johnson City, Tennessee: August 12, 2016

• • Come Together Mason County, Shelton Timberland Library, May 24, 2016 from 6:30-7:30pm.

• • York County, Pennsylvania, Heroin Forum with the Evening Sun/USA Today, Hanover, Pennsylvania: May 10, 2016 (Evening Sun Article– Love and Addiction: When Addicts Suffer, So Do Families)

• Gunning Bedford Middle School, New Castle, Delaware: March 5, 2016
• Attack Addiction, New Castle, Delaware: March 4, 2016

2015

• Stark County, Ohio, Opiate Symposium, Akron, Ohio: December 14, 2015
• Cody’s Fresh Start, Denver, Colorado: September 14, 2015
• Overdose Awareness Memorial Walk and Rally, Streator, Illinois: August 22, 2015
• Family Recovery Network, Rochester, New York, July 18, 2015
• Good Day Rochester: July 16, 2015 (TV)
• Barnes & Noble, Rochester New York: July 17, 2015
• Families Anonymous World Convention, Livingston, New Jersey: May 30, 2015

2014

• Caron Family Program, Dallas Texas: December 13, 2014
• Caron Renaissance Parent Support Group, Families Anonymous and Father Martin’s Ashley, Vienna,Virginia:  October 26, 2014
• Caron Parent Support Group, Falls Church, Virginia, October 23, 2014
• JWCCC Book Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland: October 22, 2014
• AlAnon, Rockville, MD: October 20, 2014
• National Park Seminary, Silver Spring, Maryland: October 19, 2014
• PABA Parents, Waldorf, Maryland: October 16, 2014
• Junior Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, Maryland: October 15, 2014
• Caron Renaissance Parent Support Group, Morristown, New Jersey, October 10, 2014
• Empower Hour with Debbie Sherrick (Radio): December 16, 2014
• The Addiction Conversation with David Cooke (Radio): October 9, 2014
• Breaking Chains with Gwen Carden (Radio): June19, 2014

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